Little things in softball matter. They often become catalysts for winning games. Case in point: the home half of the fifth inning for Barnegat on April 10.
QUEEN OF THE CIRCLE: Barnegat junior Gianna Gomez slings a pitch toward the plate during the first inning of the Bengals’s 4-1 victory over Pinelands Regional on April 10. (Photos by David Biggy)
Tristen Zalewski struck out but raced to first base after the third strike got away from the catcher. After a second strikeout for Pinelands’ Rory Krier, that heads-up play by Zalewski essentially kept the inning alive.
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